Faithful Writers Toolkit: November 2018

Happy Thanksgiving, my Faithful Writing friends:

Faithful Reflection

It's difficult for God to communicate with us if we don't ever pick up the phone. In this post, I explore “Ten Ways To Talk To God.” One of them is prayer journaling, which I've recently taken up again. It gives me a structure and discipline around talking to God, and I'll be sharing more about that with you in the future. What's yourfavorite way to talk to God?

Faithful Quote

“The single most important piece of advice about prayer is one word: Begin!” ~ Peter Kreeft, Prayer for Beginners.

Writing Tip of the Month

“Write with the ear, not the eye.” ~ C.S. Lewis. Learn to hear the cadence of your writing. After you've written a draft, always read it out loud, sentence by sentence. With practice, you'll begin to hear it as you write it.

Writing Prompt

Use this image to inspire your writing or reflection. The image is used courtesy of Edie Melson and may be re-used as long as you retain her watermark.

Don't make this hard. Set the timer on your smartphone for 10-20 minutes. Don't think; don't edit; just WRITE! Feel free (but not obligated) to share your results in the Faithful Writers private Facebook group.

Faithful Writer Spotlight: Kathryn Haueisen

We have so much talent right in our own group. I'll be featuring a group member each month, so be sure to let me know when there's something you'd like the other group members to know about: a new publication, an event, a recognition. Don't be shy!

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Kathryn always intended to be a writer, and she earned a degree in journalism with that in mind. “But life has a crazy way of taking you places you didn't intend to go,” she says, and she became a Lutheran pastor, channeling her muse into sermons, workshops, and writing curriculum. Retired since 2014, she can again focus on reading, researching, writing, and speaking. Her blog “How Wise Then: Ancient wisdom for modern times” is a rich collection of posts, many of which apply faith and principles to everyday situations as well as some of the world's most intractable issues. It is gutsy and wide-ranging.

Kathryn's current obsession is traveling back to the early 1600s to learn everything she can about her own ancestors and the people they joined on the grand adventure on the Mayflower to establish Plimouth Plantation in 1620. Aside from overwhelming her children and grandchildren with details, she’s also converting her discoveries into a historic novel to be published in 2019 or 2020.

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Thank you for sharing my information with your readers. I’m thankful Nancy Camden introduced us. Regarding praying with a journal, I’ve been doing that for decades; to the point I can hardly pray without a pen in my hand.

What a a lot of a lot here, Elizabeth. I love everything that you have included. I totally agree with CS Lewis and always read my work out loud. And in my creative writing classes, as soon as we write in class we each have to read our story out loud. And it makes a huge difference!

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I am a freelance writer and blogger motivated by faith, inspired by nature, and called to encourage fellow seekers who wish to explore & unlock the Heartspoken life through these essential keys: Faith, Community, Self-Knowledge, and Nature. More Info.